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The Third Reich 1933 – 1945 - Hitlers rise to power. Hitlers rise to power - early years. Born in April 1889 in Braunau am Inn, Austria Lazy in school, frequently beaten home Dreamed of a career as artist, failed the entry tests to the art academy in Vienna.

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Dreamed of a career as artist, failed the entry tests to the art academy in Vienna.

Lived a bohemean life in Vienna in the beginning of the century, painted postcards, was influenced by circulating antisemitic pamphlets, but also by the leading socialdemocratic and conservative polititians.

Hitler decided, overconfident, that he could overthrow the Bavarian government in a planned putsch, and after that start a march on Berlin (compare with Mussolini). He declared that the governments in Munich and berlin were overthrown and that he was the new reichschancellor.

This proved to be a miscalculation, Hitler was soon captured and put in prison.

Hitler deliberatly lets the party fall apart and plays out different persons agains each other, when he is imprisoned. After he has been released he starts to reorganise the party that has been allowed again early 1925. SA Sturm Abteilung is founded.

Hitler wrote in Mein Kampf how essential modern propaganda was for a successful party. The propaganda should appeal to the masses in a psychological way. In a simplistic, black and white manner the message of NSDAP was hammered into the masses. ”If people hear a lie time after time they start to believe in it”.

Joseph Goebbels became the engineer of Hitlers propaganda. Like nobody else he showed a remarkable ability in timing and performing.

1931 minority government 1931, starts to rule with the help of Hindenburg and Article 48. his outspoken aim is to rule without the Reichstag in order to implement heavy financial reforms. Growing unrest.

May 1931: The Austrian Credit Anstalt collapses, serious effects on German banks.

July 1931: Banks, and stock market closed in Germany.

October 1931: Formation of the Habsburger Front, cooperation of NSDAP and other nationalists to gain power.

December 1931: 5,66 million unemployed.

Elections 1928 - 1933 minority government 1931, starts to rule with the help of Hindenburg and Article 48. his outspoken aim is to rule without the Reichstag in order to implement heavy financial reforms. Growing unrest.

Machtübernahme minority government 1931, starts to rule with the help of Hindenburg and Article 48. his outspoken aim is to rule without the Reichstag in order to implement heavy financial reforms. Growing unrest.- the National Socialist revolution

The intrigues 1932 minority government 1931, starts to rule with the help of Hindenburg and Article 48. his outspoken aim is to rule without the Reichstag in order to implement heavy financial reforms. Growing unrest.

Hindenburg is re-elected as president as president in April (18,7 million votes, Hitler 13,4 million votes).

SA and SS forbidden, 13/4

June: Franz von Papen chancellor in a ”cabinet for national concentration”.

November: elections, support for NSDAP drops. General von Schleicher new chancellor, tries to win factions from NSDAP. Meeting between von Papen and Hitler

Hitler becomes chancellor minority government 1931, starts to rule with the help of Hindenburg and Article 48. his outspoken aim is to rule without the Reichstag in order to implement heavy financial reforms. Growing unrest.

Hitler is appointed chancellor (30/1 1933) in a coalition government with von Papen as vice chancellor. Only 3 Nazis in the government.

Reichstag dissolved.

New elections in March

The Reichstag fire minority government 1931, starts to rule with the help of Hindenburg and Article 48. his outspoken aim is to rule without the Reichstag in order to implement heavy financial reforms. Growing unrest.

Reichstag fire decree minority government 1931, starts to rule with the help of Hindenburg and Article 48. his outspoken aim is to rule without the Reichstag in order to implement heavy financial reforms. Growing unrest.

Hindenburg launches a decree that has been prepared by the Nazis. Vital civil rights are violated, the police gets power to use more violence and arrest people, harder punishment introduced.

Targets are leading communists, socialdemocraths, but also some jews.

Building of the first concentration camps in Dachau and Oranienburg start.

Entrance of the camp. Drawing by Hermann Schütte minority government 1931, starts to rule with the help of Hindenburg and Article 48. his outspoken aim is to rule without the Reichstag in order to implement heavy financial reforms. Growing unrest.

March elections minority government 1931, starts to rule with the help of Hindenburg and Article 48. his outspoken aim is to rule without the Reichstag in order to implement heavy financial reforms. Growing unrest.

In spite of massive use of violence during the campaign, and the Reichstag fire decree, the NSDAP gets 43,9% of the votes, not the absolute majority that Hitler has hoped. Together with DNVP he can form a government with more than 50 % of the seats in the Reichstag.

Potsdam day 21/3 1933 minority government 1931, starts to rule with the help of Hindenburg and Article 48. his outspoken aim is to rule without the Reichstag in order to implement heavy financial reforms. Growing unrest.

Opening of the Reichstag, Potsdam chosen as a symbolic gesture – connection between the old Prussia and the new Germany.

Enabling Act minority government 1931, starts to rule with the help of Hindenburg and Article 48. his outspoken aim is to rule without the Reichstag in order to implement heavy financial reforms. Growing unrest.

New laws can be passed by the government (Hitler) without the approval of the Reichstag.

Laws come into operation once they have been announced by the Reichschancellor (Hitler).

The government can sign treaties and alliances with foreign powers.

KPD was already eliminated, only the SPD voted against the law.

Elimination of the trade unions 2/5 1933 minority government 1931, starts to rule with the help of Hindenburg and Article 48. his outspoken aim is to rule without the Reichstag in order to implement heavy financial reforms. Growing unrest.

Leading leaders arrested, money confiscated.

The German Workers Front (DAF) is created, all workers should belong to this mass organisation. 1/5 is made public holiday.